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HainishSeries
series33 books1964
completed
Science fiction, reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rocannon's World →
A Time of ChangesNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1971
About faith and religion.
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
About political intrigue.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Background of the Dune Universe
The Man in the MazeNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1969
About psychic powers and loneliness.
The Songs of Distant EarthNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1986
Hard science fiction, about space colonization and immigration and exile.
“Of all of his novels, Clarke stated that this was his favourite.”
from the catalogue
RadchaaiUniverse
universe11 books2012
About political intrigue, set in space.
“Civilization is what the Radch calls itself, and civilization is a courtesy extended at gunpoint.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ancillary Justice →
includes Imperial Radch